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Emit, Leaf, Each, Sage
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Swap one word from the first list with one word in the second list so that the two lists have a similar, though different, property. Which two words must be swapped and what is the property?
List 1: each, name, leaf, sage
List 2: kiss, slow, over, item
List 1: each, name, leaf, sage
List 2: kiss, slow, over, item
Answer
The words that must be swapped are "leaf" and "slow".The property is that each word can have a letter moved from one end to the other and a new word will be formed. List 1 words must have the first letter moved to the end of the word, while list 2 words must have the last letter moved to the front of the word.
List 1: each (ache), name (amen), slow (lows), sage (ages)
List 2: kiss (skis), leaf (flea), over (rove), item (mite)
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